Biographies

Mr. Colin Henri Steyn is Independent Chairman of the Board of Asanko Gold Inc. He has over 30 years’ experience in the resource sector with particular expertise in the development of mining operations in southern Africa. He was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of LionOre Mining International from 1999 to 2007, when it was acquired by Norilsk Nickel. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Steyn was a director of Centachrome, a worldwide metals marketing organization, and for five years prior to this was Executive Director in charge of Metallurgical Operations in Zimbabwe for Rio Tinto, where he started his career in 1979.

Mr. Peter Binsteed Breese is President, Chief Executive Officer, Non-Independent Director of Asanko Gold Inc. Mr. Breese has over 25 years operational experience in the global mining industry, having predominantly worked across southern Africa (Ghana, South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) and Australia in the gold, uranium, nickel, platinum and chrome sectors. He has held a number of senior management positions in the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the NYSE Mkt publicly listed companies, including Chief Executive Officer of Mantra Resources, before its US$1 billion acquisition by ARMZ, the 51.4% shareholder in Uranium One Inc., Chief Executive of Norilsk Nickel International, following its US$6 billion acquisition of LionOre, where he was Chief Operating Officer, as well as senior executive and board positions with Impala Platinum Holdings, Mimosa Mining Company, Zimasco and BCL. He holds a PMD from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Fausto Di Trapani serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Di Trapani, a Chartered Accountant, joined Asanko in 2012 as Executive: Finance and has played a major role in the transformation of the Company's Finance function from late stage exploration through project development and production to the multi-jurisdictional fully integrated function it is today. This has included the deployment of a group wide ERP system to improve forecasting and budgetary controls, securing the Red Kite project finance facility and leading the Company's procurement processes to bring the Asanko Gold Mine into production on time and under budget. During his 18 year career, Fausto has held a number of senior financial management roles at significant listed resource companies including Mantra Resources, Norilsk Nickel International and BHP Billiton. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Accounting Sciences degree.

Mr. Shawn Kristen Wallace is Director of Asanko Gold Inc. He was appointed Chairman of the Company in March 2010 and is one of the original founding members of the Company. Throughout his career, he has been involved in all aspects of the mining industry, from mineral exploration and project management, to financing, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development. Over the last 23 years, Mr. Wallace has been instrumental in building numerous high-quality mineral exploration, development and production stage companies. Mr. Wallace also serves as the Chairman and a Director of Cayden Resources Inc. and Stratton Resources Inc.

Mr. William Keith Smart is Non-Executive Director of Asanko Gold Inc. Prior to LionOre, he spent 26 years working for the Anglo American group in Zimbabwe, holding positions including Managing Director of Bindura Nickel Corporation Ltd, and Zimbabwe Alloys Ltd and as a Director of Anglo American Corporation Zimbabwe Limited and First Merchant Bank Limited. Following his departure from Anglo American, he became Chairman and CEO of the privately owned Zimasco, which, at the time, was one of Africa's largest integrated ferrochrome mining and smelting businesses. He was responsible for a complete overhaul of the business, culminating in a successful sale to SinoSteel Corporation. Zimasco also owned the Mimosa platinum mine in Zimbabwe and, as CEO, Bill oversaw the development and construction of this highly efficient, low cost platinum mine. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree from Rhodes University in South Africa. is a businessman with over 40 years experience in the resource sector. He is a past director of Mantra Resources Ltd. and Coalspur Mines Ltd.

Mr. Marcel de Groot, CA, is Independent Director of the company. he was Lead Independent Director of Asanko Gold Inc. He is a founding partner and President of Pathway Capital Ltd. (“Pathway”), a Vancouverbased private venture capital corporation. Pathway has worked with a number of successful mining companies including Peru Copper Inc. (acquired by Chinalco), and Sandstorm Gold Ltd. Mr. de Groot graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and articled with Grant Thornton LLP where he obtained the Chartered Accountant designation.

Mr. Gordon J. Fretwell, LLB, is an Independent Director of Asanko Gold Inc. Mr. Fretwell holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1979 with his Bachelor of Law degree. Formerly a partner in a large Vancouver law firm, Mr. Fretwell has, since 1991, been a self-employed solicitor (Gordon J. Fretwell Law Corporation) in Vancouver practicing primarily in the areas of corporate and securities law.

Dr. Michael Allan Price is an Independent Director of Asanko Gold Inc. Dr. Price has over 35 years’ experience in mining and mining finance. During his career, he has held senior positions at Barclays Capital, Societe Generale, and NM Rothschild and Sons and he is currently a mining finance advisor and also the London Representative of Resource Capital Funds.

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